For a critic whose short career was marked by questionable taste -- he loved Hollow Man and A Knight's Tale -- Dave Manning of Connecticut's Ridgefield Press won't soon be forgotten. He was just exposed as a phony, a total fabrication by Sony Pictures, which ran ads quoting his raves for Sony fare like The Animal: ''Another winner!'' (Moans Mark Schumann, a real critic published in the Press: ''We can't even get a press kit.'') A Sony rep cops to ''very bad judgment'' and vows ''action will be taken'' against the unnamed culprit. Thus inspired, we asked veteran critics -- and one faker -- to review the studio's latest drama. Can you spot the bogus blurb?
''Heroic! A fake quote whore takes the pressure off real
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''Heroic! A fake quote whore takes the pressure off real junketeers!'' ROGER EBERT, Chicago Sun-Times A
''I never heard of him!...And I enjoyed The Animal!'' TIM WASSBERG, Inside Reel B
''It's the feel-duped story of the year!'' RICHARD ROEPER, Chicago Sun-Times C
''I laughed and I cried! The whole ordeal...is simply shocking!'' RYAN WALKER, Philadelphia News D
''The whole system is sick and twisted!'' GARY COGILL, WFAA-TV Dallas E
ANSWER: D
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